Adviser resources from around the web
As a service to our members, we’re collecting teaching and advising resources from around the web, all in one place.
Check out the resources below, and if you are interested in contributing resources for inclusion on this list, use the form at the end of the list.
AEJMC Teach-in:
Resources and teaching material
Adobe tutorials:
From JEA’s Digital Media Committee
Ball State Journalism Workshops:
Instructional videos on all things journalism related
Budgeting/fundraising:
Budget advocacy tool kit from the Student Press Law Center
Covering protests:
From Palo Alto High School adviser Paul Kandell
COVID-19:
Reporting tool kit from The Student Press Law Center
Design:
Archives of The Red Eye for design ideas
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Resources for Furthering DEI Conversations in Newsrooms
Drake University:
9 Media Now mini lessons (free but requires registration)
Editing:
How to edit your own writing (from the New York Times)
Election coverage:
Prep for the Polls for first-time voters (from Poynter)
KQED: Let’s talk about the election
Vote by Design educator resources
Fact checking:
Free one-hour course from the Poynter Institute
The Freedom Forum:
Material for students and teachers related to the First Amendment
Icebreakers/Team building:
Brightful (free and works with Zoom)
177 Questions to Inspire Writing, Discussion, Debate and Reflection
IHSPA instructional videos:
YouTube channel for the Indiana High School Press Association
Interviewing:
22 questions that complicate the narrative (it’s a good thing)
Conducting virtual interviews (PBS Student Reporting Labs)
JEA resources:
Advising in a pandemic (free resources for everyone)
Constitution Day Lessons (Scholastic Press Rights Commission)
Journalist’s toolbox:
Resources for reporting on all kinds of topics from the Society of Professional Journalists
Las Positas College:
Virtual sessions on photography, podcasting, student press rights and writing
Newseum
Request a virtual lesson from the Newseum
Photography
Places for students to have their work featured:
New York Times: How Are Student Newspapers Covering Back to School?
Publishing opportunities for students:
Freelance journalist looking to feature US high school students regarding pandemic self-care
Sports coverage:
What sports writers do when there is no sports
Student Press Law Center:
Trauma and reporting:
Free Poynter course on reporting on trauma
Video/broadcast ideas:
Sample “What’s in my bag” video (an idea your students could replicate)
PBS Student Reporting Labs Curriculum
PBS Student Reporting Labs Tutorials
Writing tips: